Lesson 1 - Japanese Flashcards
どのように
how
迷う[道に]
まよう[みちに]
lose [one’s way]
先輩
せんぱい
senior (student, collegue, etc)
まるで
just (as in ‘X is just like Y’)
明るい[性格が〜]
あかるい[せいかくが〜]
cheerful [personality]
父親
ちちおや
father
湖
みずうみ
lake
目指す
めざす
aim at, have one’s eye on
命
いのち
life
おせち料理
おせちりょうり
traditional Japanese food for the New Year
初詣で
はつもうで
traditional practice of visiting a shrine or temple during the New Year to pray for happiness
畳
たたみ
tatami mat
think straw mat used for flooring in traditional Japanese rooms
座布団
ざぶとん
square floor cushion for sitting or kneeling on
床
ゆか
floor
正座
せいざ
formal kneeling position, with buttocks on heels, body upright, and hands in lap
おじぎ
bow (greeting)
作家
さっか
writer, author
〜中[留守〜]
〜ちゅう[るす〜]
while [while out]
いっぱい
full, crowded
どんなに
however, no matter how
立派[な]
りっぱ[な]
wonderful, grand
欠点
けってん
failing, shortcoming
〜過ぎ
〜すぎ
past, after, gone
似合う
にあう
suit, look good in
それで
so, therefore
お礼
おれい
thanks, appreciation
ポイント
key point
内容
ないよう
contents
聞き取る
ききとる
comprehend by listening
表現
ひょうげん
expression
迷う
まよう
be unable to decide [between A and B]
部分
ぶぶん
part
市民
しみん
citizen
会館
かいかん
assembly hall